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[FR Doc No: 94-17821]


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[Federal Register: July 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

United States Customs Service

 

Public Meetings in Houston and New Orleans on Customs Automated 
Export System

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the location and dates of public 
meetings to be held in Houston, TX, and New Orleans, LA, on the 
development of the Automated Export System (AES). Dates and locations 
of further meetings on this subject will be scheduled and announced in 
a subsequent notice. These meetings are being held to (1) give Customs 
managers an opportunity to provide the public with information related 
to the development of AES and (2) give attendees an opportunity to ask 
questions, make suggestions, and provide Customs with informal ideas 
related to AES design and functionality. A notice published by Customs 
in the Federal Register on June 13, 1994 (59 FR 30383) announced that 
the first of these meetings would be held in Washington, D.C. on July 
8, 1994. Customs is now announcing that AES meetings will be held in 
Houston, Texas, on July 27, 1994 and in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 
28, 1994. Those planning to attend a meeting are requested to so notify 
Customs in the city where the meeting will be held in advance.

DATES: Houston, TX, July 27, 1994, commencing at 9:00 a.m.; New 
Orleans, LA, July 28, 1994, commencing at 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Houston, TX, Marriott Hotel, 18700 John F. Kennedy 
Boulevard, Houston, TX 77032; Conference Room: Sam Houston Room.
    New Orleans, LA, July 28, 1994, commencing at 1:30 p.m.; Westin 
Canal Place, 100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans, LA 70130; Conference Room: 
Terrace Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houston Meeting: Ms. Jean Bienz, (713) 
233-3600; Pre-registration Fax: (713) 233-3620.
    New Orleans Meeting: Ms. Veronica Saulney, (504) 589-6430; Pre-
registration Fax: (504) 589-4060.
    General AES questions: Lorna Finley, AES Development Team, U.S. 
Customs Service, 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 7331, Washington, 
DC., 20229, (202) 927-0280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In a notice published in the Federal Register on June 13, 1994, (59 
FR 30383) Customs announced its intention of developing an Automated 
Export System (AES) and informed the public that a series of meetings 
would be held around the country regarding the AES. That notice 
provided information on the first such meeting which was scheduled in 
Washington, DC. This notice is being issued to inform the public of the 
date and time of meetings which will be held in Houston, TX, and New 
Orleans, LA.
    Since AES is in the very early design stage, the AES Development 
Team intends to hold a series of public meetings for the purpose of (1) 
giving Customs managers an opportunity to provide the public with 
information related to the development of AES and (2) giving attendees 
an opportunity to ask questions, make suggestions, and provide Customs 
with informal ideas related to AES design and functionality. Each 
meeting will open with a short presentation on AES, past, present and 
future. After this presentation, the floor will be open to all 
attendees for general informal discussion of the AES program.
    In this document, Customs is announcing the following public 
meetings on AES:

    1. Houston, Texas. July 27, 1994, commencing at 9:00 a.m., 
Marriott Hotel, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Houston, Texas 
77032.
    Conference Room: Sam Houston Room.
    Point of Contact: Ms. Jean Bienz (713) 233-3600. Pre-
registration Fax Number (713) 233-3620.
    2. New Orleans, Louisiana. July 28, 1994, commencing at 1:30 
p.m., Westin Canal Place, 100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70130.
    Point of Contact: Ms. Veronica Saulney (504) 589-6430 Pre-
registration Fax Number (504) 589-4060.
    In order to ensure that overcrowding does not result, persons 
planning to attend a meeting are requested to preregister by 
contacting the individual identified as the contact person for the 
city where they plan on attending.
    Additional public meetings on AES are planned for the following 
locations: Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; and 
Portland, Oregon. Appropriate notice will be published in the 
Federal Register when the dates, times and specific locations for 
these meetings have been established.

    Dated: July 18, 1994.
Harvey B. Fox,
Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings.
[FR Doc. 94-17821 Filed 7-20-94; 8:45 am]
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